Holder for umbrellas, &amp;c.



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H. G. BNGELBERG.

HOLDER FOR UMBRELLAS, 6:0.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 27. 1908.

Patented Mar. 28, 1911.

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HENRY C. ENGELBERG, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HOLDER FOR UMBRELLAS, 860.

Application filed March 27, 1908.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY G. ENGELBERG, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Holder for Umbrellas, &c., of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in holders for umbrellas, canes and other like objects, and is designed to automatically engage the article and suspend it in an upright position.

In carrying out the invention I construct the holder with two opposed jaws which are pivoted and preferably connected together to move in unison. Underneath the jaws I provide a chute flaring downwardly so that it will guide the staff of the umbrella or other stick directly between the jaws, irrespective of the careless manner in which the article is introduced. I also preferably suspend from the holder a hanger having a ring base hinged thereto and adapted to as sume a horizontal position or be folded against the hanger, and a drip pan seated in the ring base.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of ref erence indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in vertical section, of the preferred embodiment of my improved holder; Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the holder proper on an enlarged scale, showing the gripping jaws in cross section; Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view of the holder, illustrating the manner in which the umbrella or other similar article is clamped between the gripping jaws; Fig. 4 is a plan of the drip pan, showing the hanger therefor in section; Fig. 5 is a cross-section of the holder just above the gripping jaws, the latter being shown in plan; Fig. 6 is an edge view of the drip pan when folded against the hanger; and Fig. 7 is a front elevation of the holder complete.

Described more in detail, the holder embodies in its construction a bracket 10, preferably of sheet metal and having openings for attaching it in fixed position by screws or other suitable means. At the top the bracket has the opposite side edges turned toward each other, and a tongue out out and Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 28, 1%11.

Serial No. 423,566.

offset at the front to provide ways for a card holder 11, within which may be placed a card having a number, advertising or other desired matter, this being a useful feature when the invention is to be used in a checking room in public or private places. The lower portion or base of the bracket extends at substantially right-angles to the upper portion and is provided at opposite sides with pairs of upwardly-turned ears 12, through which pass pivot pins 13, also passing through downwardly-turned ears of jaw carriers 14:, these carriers being in the main constructed of sheet metal and having pockets at their inner ends in which are received rubber or other like facings or jaws 15. The upper portions of the pockets are preferably attached to the carriers by providing the carriers with slits through which pass tongues 16, formed integrally with the upper portions of the pockets, said tongues being afterward bent to one side, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 8.

The ears formed on the carriers of the jaws at the inside are extended toward the center of the holder and overlap each other where one of them is provided with a slot 17, which receives a pin or projection 18 tending from the other, thus connecting the two jaws together and causing them to move in unison when either one or the other is lifted. The extended portions of these ears also seat on the horizontal or shelf portion of the bracket, as shownin Fig. 2, when the jaws are closed, and prevent them from moving below a horizontal position. The jaws are preferably forced to closed position by springs 19 surrounding the pivot pins 18, the free ends of the springs respec tively engaging the bracket and the jaws, as best shown in Fig. 2. Underneath the jaws, the shelf or horizontal portion of the bracket is cut out and receives a chute 20, which is likewise preferably constructed of sheet metal and has the upper edge thereof turned outwardly to hold it in place. The chute flares outwardly at opposite sides in passing downwardly and serves to guide the stafi of the umbrella or other stick directly between the jaws, the flaring construction of the chute making this introduction of the article certain even though it be moved up in the chute carelessly. As the under sides of the jaws are struck by the article they both swing on their pivots sufficiently to admit of the passage of the article therebetw'een. If the article be then released it will remain suspended, the jaws being forced toward each other and against the article not only by reason of the springs 19, but also by and in proportion to the articles weight.

The horizontal or shelf portion of the bracket 10 immediately behind the jaws, has notches for receiving the side members of a wire hanger 21, this hanger, as shown in Fig. 7, being made in the form of a loop and is provided near its bottom with an offset portion 22, directly above which is attached a guard 23 having outwardly-extending curved arms for engaging the lower portion of the article held between the jaws. The free ends of the wire at the bottom of the hanger are rigidly connected together by a cross strap 24, and the extremities 24 of this wire are turned inwardly toward each other,

in which relation they serve as pivots for a ring base 25, the latter being also constructed of wire which is wrapped about the pivots, as best shown in Fig. 4, with the free ends extending at right-angles to the base ring and adapted to engage the rear side of the hanger and support said ring normally in a horizontal position. Seated within the ring base is a drip pan 26 having a top edge flange which engages over the ring, the flange at the front being pressed about the wire at a point to provide a hinge 27. The pan also has a lip 28 extending from its top edge, serving as a handle in tilting it, as when emptying any water which it might contain. The hinged connection of the ring base permits of it and the attached pan to be swung to an inoperative position, as illustrated in Fig. 6, in which position it will be generally placed for shipment or stowage.

The holder as shown and described while being the preferred manner of construction of my improvement, may obviously-be modified in particulars without departing from the nature of the invention as defined in the claims annexed.

Having thus described my invention, T

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A holder for umbrellas and such like articles, comprising a support having an opening, jaw carriers pivoted at their outer ends to the support and having opposed jaws located to engage the article when the latter is forced between them from the under side through the opening in the support, the carriers having supporting flanges arranged to overlap below the jaws and to seat flat on the support and normally retain the jaws in an approximately horizontal position, and means slidably connecting the flanges to cause the jaws to swing in unison.

2. The combination of a wall plate having an outwardly-extending portion, jaws pivoted at their outer ends to the opposite sides of the outwardly-extended portion of the bracket, having opposed pockets and provided with overlapping members arranged at the under side thereof to seat on the outwardly-extended portion of the wall plate and operatively engaged to cause the jaws to move together when pressed upwardly, and a resilient gripping member arranged in each pocket and having a relatively long gripping face. 1

3. A holder for umbrellas and such like articles, comprising a wall plate having an outwardly-extended portion provided with an opening, and jaw carriers pivotally supported at the opposite sides of the plate to swing upwardly, each jaw carrier having a downwardly-turned flange arranged to seat on the outwardly-extended portion of the wall plate, the jaw carriers having opposed gripping aws arranged to bindingly engage an article forced between them through the said opening, and located above the said flanges.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY C. ENGELBERG.

lVitnesses MAX SIEGMUND, C. STUDE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). 0. 

